Abstract Submission

Abstract submission is now closed. Thank you for your participation.

Abstracts can be submitted to any of the following topics:

  • Adolescence Medicine  
  • Allergy – Immunology  
  • Cardiology                                                       
  • Children’s Environmental Health
  • Dermatology                                                          
  • Endocrinology                                                     
  • Gastroenterology, Nutrition & Metabolism      
  • Genetics                           
  • Haematology & Oncology 
  • Infectious Diseases                           
  •  Neonatology                                                                   
  • Nephrology     
  • Neurology-Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics    
  • Pharmacology      
  • Pulmonology                                                                   

Other paediatric topics for presentations will also be accepted.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is: Friday, September 16th, 2011

PRESENTATION TYPES

Please bear in mind that the Scientific Committee will review all submitted abstracts and decide as to the form of presentation (oral or poster) as well as the topic the abstract will be presented under.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION / GENERAL INFORMATION

  • The abstract submission deadline expires on September 16th 2011. 
  • Abstracts for the Excellence in Paediatrics can be submitted by e-mail or online only.
  • In order to submit an abstract, at least the presenting author has to be registered to the Conference.  In case the same author presents more than one abstract, for each additional abstract a different co-author must be registered to the Conference.
  • An author may present one (1) paper only, however, anyone maybe listed as co-author on multiple papers.
  • The Steering Committee & the Scientific Advisory Board of the Conference will decide upon the presentation type of each abstract, date and time of presentation.
  • The author indicated as the contact person will be notified about the successful submission of the abstract within three (3) days of it being received. In the event that you do not receive such notification, please contact the Conference Organisers. 
  • Presenting authors will be informed about the status of the abstract (accepted / rejected), on October 19th, 2011. 
  • All accepted abstracts will be included in the Book of Abstracts of the Excellence in Paediatrics Conference published as a supplement to Acta Paediatrica.
  • The deadline to withdraw an abstract is September 16th, 2011. After that date no withdrawals will be accepted and the approved abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstract and/or posted on the Conference website.
  • The author hereby warrants that each abstract submitted by them has not previously been published in local or international journals or presented at international meetings and/or conferences
  • Please read carefully and follow the instructions, as incomplete submissions will not be reviewed. 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Authors are kindly requested to adhere to the following submission guidelines:

A. Format

  • Language: English
  • Abstract text word limit: 300 words (names and affiliation details are not included)
  • Suggested font: Tahoma, size 10 cpi
  • Text justification : full 
  • Spacing between the title, the author(s) and the abstract text: Single
  • Line spacing of the text: Single
  • Abstract title typed in: UPPER CASE
  • The family name(s) of the author(s) should be written in lower case preceded by the first name(s) of the author(s) written in full.
  • The presenting author’s name must be written in bold.
  • The affiliation details of all authors [department, institution/hospital, city/town, state (if relevant) and country] should be typed under the names, preceded by the corresponding indices. The affiliations should NOT be mentioned in the abstract text
    • The abstract should be divided into the following categories, the titles being typed in lower case and in bold:
  • Introduction
  • Purpose 
  • Material 
  • Methods
  • Results 
  • The text may include standard abbreviations, tables, diagrams and photographs, as long as they remain within the page margins and the total amount of words does not exceed the abovementioned limit (300 words).

B. Submission

a) Via e-mail: Authors may send the abstract to the e-mail address eip-abstracts@candc-group.com attaching:
1. The Registration & Abstract Submission Form duly completed and
2. The abstract in Microsoft Office Word format following the instructions given above.

b) On-line: Authors may submit their abstract online by clicking HERE and completing all required fields. Should you encounter any difficulties in submitting your abstract on-line please do not hesitate to contact the Conference Organiser at eip-abstracts@candc-group.com.

Abstracts submitted via fax or mail will NOT be accepted.

Please address any inquiries regarding abstract submission to the Conference Organisers:
 

Excellence in Conferences Ltd
Great West House
Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex TW8 9DF, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 208 326 5718
Fax +44 (0) 203 292 1599

REVIEW PROCESS

All submissions will be reviewed by the Steering Committee & the Scientific Advisory Board and evaluated in terms of their appropriateness and their overall quality. While the review is intended to be constructive and educational, it will also assist in the selection of submissions for presentation.